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 Burn
All GIFs - Campaign for replacing the patent-encumbered
GIF format by open standard graphics.
Cover
Pages: Patents and Open Standards - Investigates
the effects of patent proliferation and criticizes reasonable
and non-discriminatory license terms (RAND) for patented technologies.
Death
to Proprietary Word Formats - Argues in favor of
using HTML instead of proprietary word formats.
The
Free Standards Group - A non-profit corporation
to increase the use and acceptance of open source technologies
through the application, development and promotion of standards.
LinuxLab
- Open Standards - Argues in favor of patent-free
standards and suggests recommended formats for different kinds
of content.
MS-Word
Is Not a Document Exchange Format - Explains the
appropriate use of document formats and argues against the
use of Word attachments.
No
Proprietary Binary Data Formats - Why not use proprietary
formats and what are the main open alternatives.
Open
Data Format Initiative -
Initiative aiming to convince software companies to release
data format documentation and to pass laws that governments
can only store user data in open format. Presents its manifesto,
forum, news, links to institutional resolutions.
Open
File Format Definition - Definition proposed and
discussed on the Texas Open Source Initiative Mailing List,
as part of an initiative to promote the use of such standards
in government projects.
Open
Source versus Open Standards - Draws a distinction
between open source advocacies and the promotion of public
standards, warning against the confusion of these two initiatives.
Open
Standards - What is
a standard, what is an open standard, and why use open standards
on the Internet.
Open
Standards: Principles and Practice
- Illustrates the principles behind format standardization
and the practice of promoting formats interoperability.
Open
Standards Repository - Archive of standards relevant
to the Open Source community, including licenses, public standards,
protocols, RFCs.
Openformats.org
- Collaborative documentation projects on why use public standards
and open formats and why avoid proprietary formats in data
exchange.
OpenStandards.net
- A not-for-profit organization connecting people to open
standards and the bodies that build and foster their growth.
The
Principles of Open Standards - Ken Krechmer analyzes
the distinct issues behind advocacy for non-proprietary formats.
Software
Standards versus Protocol Standards - How open
standards may help mitigate or prevent "customer lock-in"
strategies.
Streaming
media: A case for open standards
- Benefits of the development of open specifications
for audio and video formats. By Rich Mavrogeanes.
W3C
Patent Policy - Governs
the handling of patents in the process of producing Web standards.
The goal of this policy is to assure that Recommendations
produced under this policy can be implemented on a Royalty-Free
(RF) basis.
Why
There Are Not GIF Files on GNU Pages - Advocates
against the use of image formats that are protected by patents.
Presents a brief history of the GIF format as well as its
open alternatives.
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